Aachen Schanz station

Aachen Schanz station is a railway station in Aachen, Germany on the railway line Aachen–Mönchengladbach. The station is located at the western end of the inner city, and is the station with the shortest walking distance to the historic center or the Aachen Cathedral. Several bus lines to western Aachen stop here, including regional buses to Kelmis and Maastricht and the medical centers of the city (Luisenhospital, Franziskushospital, Alexianerkrankenhaus and Klinikum Aachen). It is not a bus hub, but some lines stop at the southern end (Jakobstraße) and some at the northern end (Vaalser Straße), depending on the route of the line.

Aachen Schanz
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Platform for northbound trains
Location	Vaalserstraße 15, Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
Coordinates	50°46′12″N 6°04′25″E
Owned by	DB Netz
Operated by	DB Station&Service
Line(s)	Aachen – Mönchengladbach (D2550)[1] RE 4 (KBS 485)[2] RB 20 (KBS 482)[3] RB 33 (KBS 485)[2]
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	7205[4]
DS100 code	KASZ[5]
Category	5[4]
Fare zone	AVV: Aachen City-XL-Zone[6] VRS: 3100 (AVV transitional tariff)[7]
Website	www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened	13 June 2004[8]
Services
Preceding station   DB Regio NRW   Following station Aachen West toward Dortmund Hbf RE 4 Wupper-Express Aachen Hbf Terminus Aachen West toward Heerlen or Alsdorf Poststraße RB 20 Euregiobahn Aachen Hbf toward Langerwehe/Düren or Stolberg Altstadt Aachen West toward Essen Hbf RB 33 Rhein-Niers-Bahn Aachen Hbf Terminus
Location
Aachen Schanz Location within North Rhine-Westphalia

The accessible developed station lies between Aachen Central Station and Aachen West station at the west end of downtown.

Services

All regional trains stop at this station; it is usually served four times per hour and direction.

Line	Name	Route
RE 4	Wupper-Express	Dortmund Hbf – Hagen Hbf – Wuppertal Hbf – Düsseldorf Hbf – Neuss Hbf – Mönchengladbach Hbf – Erkelenz – Herzogenrath – Aachen Schanz – Aachen Hbf
RB 20	Euregiobahn	Stolberg (Rheinl) Hbf - Alsdorf Annapark – Herzogenrath – Aachen Schanz – Aachen Hbf – Aachen-Rothe Erde – Stolberg (Rheinl) Hbf (coupled/uncoupled)	– Stolberg Altstadt
			– Eschweiler-Tal – Langerwehe (– Düren)
RB 33	Rhein-Niers-Bahn	Aachen Hbf – Aachen Schanz – Aachen West – Herzogenrath – Geilenkirchen – Lindern (coupled/uncoupled)	– Erkelenz – Mönchengladbach Hbf – Krefeld Hbf – Duisburg Hbf
			– Heinsberg

References

1. "D2550 (Aachen – Kassel)". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
2. "KBS 485" (PDF). AVV - Aachener Verkehrsverbund (in German). Deutsche Bahn. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
3. "KBS 482" (PDF). AVV - Aachener Verkehrsverbund (in German). Deutsche Bahn. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
4. "Stationspreisliste 2020" [Station price list 2020] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
5. "Aachen Schanz Station". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
6. "Liniennetzplan Region Aachen" (PDF). Aachener Verkehrsverbund. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
7. "VRS-Gemeinschaftstarif" (PDF) (in German). Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg. 20 April 2020. p. 197. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
8. "Aachen Schanz operations". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 29 January 2012.

External links

• Map of Aachen Schanz station (in German)
• Current departures (in German)